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Nagaoka cuts ribbon on new corporate headquarters
Nagaoka cuts ribbon on new corporate headquarters Nagaoka USA has selected a Houston, Texas site for its new corporate headquarters. Located on the Northwest Freeway near Tidwell, the offices are near the hub of a growing concentration of engineering design and construction companies who serve the water, environmental, power and process industries, along with refining, petrochemical, oil patch and offshore business. In 1994, Nagaoka USA opened a 25 000 square foot manufacturing facility located in the Northwoods Industrial Park. This operation will continue to house all company manufacturing in the U.S. along with the company’s engineering staff. Administration, marketing, sales, advertising and public relations, accounting and other support services will move to the new executive offices. Nagaoka USA, 5450 Northwest Central, Suite 200, Houston TX 77092, USA. Tel: + 1 713 895 0089; fax: +1 713 859 0199.
4306 Gases has been awarded,the ,order to supply and commission a pure. oxygen b&$&f; I&ox system for effluent treatment at China St&, K&ostiiung in Taiwan. The system will %e retrofitted onto China Steel’s existing effluent treatment plant. BOC &tseswill supply sixr6 tonne per day capacity Vitox ut&. Once in&a44ed and ~~~m~issioned, all the existin@ surfaceaerators will be”&$tc&d 5Tf and the V&x units will ,t&e ever,the job of’Ieupp4ying oxygen to the biolcgic~l ~~s~e~~Th~~Etio~ ~f&~~~~i~g;p~reoxyg~h~i.n~ the eff#&nt ‘atlo%.,the biologiica4 ‘&stem to support a higher’ bidma& C&J of the’ majbr ‘limititions of a tra#~~jo~~i~~6~~f~ce aoration pldnf~~s We oxygen transfer capabiti&s$;since only 21% of &I@ $A-iS oxygen. By’using pure oxy@en to support the system, this restriction is aileviated~ This method of proce+i intensification enables the biological treatment plant to deal ;,wwithlarger-voiumes of effluent within the existing available space. The reason for the need to increase the treatment capabilities at China Steel is that the on-site coke ovens will be suppiying a new fourth blast furnace, thus resulting in a larger efftuent flow from the avens to the treatment plant. A significant wastewater stream that is contaminated with cyanides, phehols, nitrogen compounds and hydrocarbons will raise the oxygen required by the biolo@iGal system to a Isvet which cannot be sustained by th$! current surface aerators. ~he.V~to~~~njts are desfgned to-treat an averageNow-6600 m*/day Within the existing treatment plant volume of 7350 m3, .at a removal rate of 96% of the BOB (biological oxygen, demand] before discharge from the plant. The oxygen for ‘the Vitox units wilt be supplied from the existing six air separation units at the China Steel site. These primarily suppty oxygen to the *BOS vessels and for coal injection on the blast furnaces, yet have the capacity avahable to supply the Vitox process The Vitox units will operate in pairs on a duty/assist basis, thus offering increased flexibility in response any changes in effluent. SOC Gases, The Priestfey Centre, f0 Priest&y Road, The Surrey R&ea+h Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 BXY, UK. Tel: 3-44 1483 t!M357, fax: f44 1483 244658.~
World water treatmen The annual cost of purifying water, treating wastewater, and filtering and separating process fluids will increase worldwide to $500 billion per year by the year 2000 according to a new study in Clear Solutions published by The Mcllvaine Company. Between 1995 and the year 2000, the world will add more people than now live in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico combined. In the areas of the world where the greatest growth will take place there is a critical need for rapid expansion of the drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities. In 1995 the world spent $335 billion for the purification of drinking water, wastewater treatment, and for
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the treatment of industrial process water and fluids. This yearly investment will rise to over $500 billion per year by the year 2000 and yet will be far below the level needed for good health throughout the world. For example, people in the U.S. spend ten times as much to assure an adequate clean drinking water supply as does the average world inhabitant. By the year 2000 the world will be spending over f300 billion per year just for purification of drinking water and the treatment of municipal wastewater. Another $200 billion will be spent on industrial needs. Presently, the world is spending $165 billion on its
in the “Dynapore acquired” news item on page 784 of the March 1996 issue of Filtration & Separation, the fax number for Martin Kurz & Co. was printed mcorrectly. The correct fax number is as follows: + 1 516 746 1818. The editor apologises for any confusion this may have caused. Dynapore (a trademark of Martin Kurz & Co.) materials are multiple-layer laminates and composites of woven wire mesh, perforated sheet or foil. The sintering process, through solid state molecular diffusion or transient liquid phase diffusion in a controlled process environment, induces metallurgical bonds at all contact points, creating a monolithic macrostructure. Through precision calendaring and densification, porosity and flow permeability can be rigidly controlled. Martin Kurz & Co., 128 Liberty Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501-3580, USA. Tel: + 1 516 746 7000, fax: -I- 1 516 746 1818.
billion by 2000 industrial treatment qeeds including $40 billion for industrial water purification, $25 billion for industrial wastewater treatment, and $100 billion for process filtration, separation, and treatment. Europe/CIS/Africa is presently the largest single industrial segment with an annual expenditure of $71 billion (43%). The Asian segment is only $35 billion (21%), but it will be increasing at 5% per year versus only 3% in the European segment. The wealth of the world is now fairly evenly split between three major segments: the Asia Pacific with 33% of the GDP, Americas with 35%, and EuropelCISl Africa with 32%. But the
popuiation is distributed much differently. 3.1 billion (55%) of the worlds 5.6 billion people are in the Asian region. Less than 800 million (14%) are in the Americas segment, and 1.7 billion (31%) are in the EuropelCISl Africa region. Therefore, the wastewater needs in Asia are huge compared to the needs elsewhere. For example, in China with one billion people there has been a major migration to urban areas. Only 3% of the apartments and homes are connected to secondary treatment facilities. The Mcllvaine Company, 2970 Maria Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA. Tel: + 1 847 272 0010; fax: + 1 847 272 9673.
4306 Gases has been awarded,the ,order to supply and commission a pure. oxygen b&$&f; I&ox system for effluent treatment at China St&, K&ostiiung in Taiwan. The system will %e retrofitted onto China Steel’s existing effluent treatment plant. BOC &tseswill supply sixr6 tonne per day capacity Vitox ut&. Once in&a44ed and ~~~m~issioned, all the existin@ surfaceaerators will be”&$tc&d 5Tf and the V&x units will ,t&e ever,the job of’Ieupp4ying oxygen to the biolcgic~l ~~s~e~~Th~~Etio~ ~f&~~~~i~g;p~reoxyg~h~i.n~ the eff#&nt ‘atlo%.,the biologiica4 ‘&stem to support a higher’ bidma& C&J of the’ majbr ‘limititions of a tra#~~jo~~i~~6~~f~ce aoration pldnf~~s We oxygen transfer capabiti&s$;since only 21% of &I@ $A-iS oxygen. By’using pure oxy@en to support the system, this restriction is aileviated~ This method of proce+i intensification enables the biological treatment plant to deal ;,wwithlarger-voiumes of effluent within the existing available space. The reason for the need to increase the treatment capabilities at China Steel is that the on-site coke ovens will be suppiying a new fourth blast furnace, thus resulting in a larger efftuent flow from the avens to the treatment plant. A significant wastewater stream that is contaminated with cyanides, phehols, nitrogen compounds and hydrocarbons will raise the oxygen required by the biolo@iGal system to a Isvet which cannot be sustained by th$! current surface aerators. ~he.V~to~~~njts are desfgned to-treat an averageNow-6600 m*/day Within the existing treatment plant volume of 7350 m3, .at a removal rate of 96% of the BOB (biological oxygen, demand] before discharge from the plant. The oxygen for ‘the Vitox units wilt be supplied from the existing six air separation units at the China Steel site. These primarily suppty oxygen to the *BOS vessels and for coal injection on the blast furnaces, yet have the capacity avahable to supply the Vitox process The Vitox units will operate in pairs on a duty/assist basis, thus offering increased flexibility in response any changes in effluent. SOC Gases, The Priestfey Centre, f0 Priest&y Road, The Surrey R&ea+h Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 BXY, UK. Tel: 3-44 1483 t!M357, fax: f44 1483 244658.~
World water treatmen The annual cost of purifying water, treating wastewater, and filtering and separating process fluids will increase worldwide to $500 billion per year by the year 2000 according to a new study in Clear Solutions published by The Mcllvaine Company. Between 1995 and the year 2000, the world will add more people than now live in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico combined. In the areas of the world where the greatest growth will take place there is a critical need for rapid expansion of the drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities. In 1995 the world spent $335 billion for the purification of drinking water, wastewater treatment, and for
artin Kurz COI ynapore
the treatment of industrial process water and fluids. This yearly investment will rise to over $500 billion per year by the year 2000 and yet will be far below the level needed for good health throughout the world. For example, people in the U.S. spend ten times as much to assure an adequate clean drinking water supply as does the average world inhabitant. By the year 2000 the world will be spending over f300 billion per year just for purification of drinking water and the treatment of municipal wastewater. Another $200 billion will be spent on industrial needs. Presently, the world is spending $165 billion on its
in the “Dynapore acquired” news item on page 784 of the March 1996 issue of Filtration & Separation, the fax number for Martin Kurz & Co. was printed mcorrectly. The correct fax number is as follows: + 1 516 746 1818. The editor apologises for any confusion this may have caused. Dynapore (a trademark of Martin Kurz & Co.) materials are multiple-layer laminates and composites of woven wire mesh, perforated sheet or foil. The sintering process, through solid state molecular diffusion or transient liquid phase diffusion in a controlled process environment, induces metallurgical bonds at all contact points, creating a monolithic macrostructure. Through precision calendaring and densification, porosity and flow permeability can be rigidly controlled. Martin Kurz & Co., 128 Liberty Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501-3580, USA. Tel: + 1 516 746 7000, fax: -I- 1 516 746 1818.
billion by 2000 industrial treatment qeeds including $40 billion for industrial water purification, $25 billion for industrial wastewater treatment, and $100 billion for process filtration, separation, and treatment. Europe/CIS/Africa is presently the largest single industrial segment with an annual expenditure of $71 billion (43%). The Asian segment is only $35 billion (21%), but it will be increasing at 5% per year versus only 3% in the European segment. The wealth of the world is now fairly evenly split between three major segments: the Asia Pacific with 33% of the GDP, Americas with 35%, and EuropelCISl Africa with 32%. But the
popuiation is distributed much differently. 3.1 billion (55%) of the worlds 5.6 billion people are in the Asian region. Less than 800 million (14%) are in the Americas segment, and 1.7 billion (31%) are in the EuropelCISl Africa region. Therefore, the wastewater needs in Asia are huge compared to the needs elsewhere. For example, in China with one billion people there has been a major migration to urban areas. Only 3% of the apartments and homes are connected to secondary treatment facilities. The Mcllvaine Company, 2970 Maria Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA. Tel: + 1 847 272 0010; fax: + 1 847 272 9673.